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Funny how gender never came up during Bernanke’s nomination. Or Greenspan’s. Or Volcker’s. USA

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Funny how gender never came up during Bernanke’s nomination. Or Greenspan’s. Or Volcker’s. USA

When I wrote my article on the subtle, sexist whispering campaign against Janet Yellen, my example of a rare not-so-subtle sexist comment came from Richard Fisher, president of the Dallas Federal Reserve. Asked about Yellen on CNBC, he worried that the pick would be “driven by gender,” even as he allowed that she was “extremely capable.”

We invite you to read the full article published July 31

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